Some facts I'm planning to massage into this article:
- polar bears feet are turned inwards. this gives them better traction when walking on slick ice
- polar bears are the most recent (100,000 years ago) species to begin adapting to aquatic life. The first mammal to adapt to aquatic life is the ancestor of all the whales and dolphins. The next adaptation was the seals and walruses, then the otters and their ilk.
- polar bears are most closely related to brown bears. crossbreeding results in fertile offspring. (add also to brown bear)
- UtherSRG 17:19, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)